Bourgoin-Jallieu (; ) is a commune in the

Isère Isère ( , ; ; , ) is a landlocked Departments of France, department in the southeastern French Regions of France, region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Named after the river Isère (river), Isère, it had a population of 1,271,166 in 2019.

department in the region of

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in France. The city had 28,834 inhabitants in 2019 and lies 35 kilometres east-southeast of

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. It was formed by the merger of the former communes Bourgoin and Jallieu in 1965.

Geography

Bourgoin is located 32 km from

, 17 km from St Priest, the first suburb and 70 km from

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. The town is next to the new town of

l'Isle-d'Abeau L'Isle-d'Abeau (; Arpitan: ''L'Ila-d'Âbél'') is a commune in the Isère department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France.Saint-Exupéry International Airport. The Bourbre flows northwest through the commune and crosses the town. Neighbourhoods in the municipality include: * Champfleuri * Funas * Champaret * Boussieu * La Grive * Montbernier * Planbourgoin * Pré-Bénit * Mozas * l'Oiselet

Population

Bourgoin-Jallieu has a population of about 28,000. The population data given in the table and graph below for 1962 and earlier refer to the former commune of Bourgoin. A small town of about 3,500 inhabitants around 1800 and 7,000 around 1900, its population has rapidly increased since the 1960s. Its inhabitants are called ''Berjalliens''.

Personalities

* Jean-Pierre Andrevon, science fiction author * Brahim Asloum, world boxing champion and Olympic gold medallist * Julien Bonnaire, rugby union player * Frédéric Dard, writer * Marc Cécillon, French rugby union player * Simon Gachet, racing driver * Claudie Gallay, writer * Yvon Gattaz, businessman * Amine Gouiri, footballer * Seyhan Kurt, poet, writer * Stéphane Glas, rugby union player * Kévin Monnet-Paquet, footballer * Timothé Nadim, anti-bullying activist * Marcelle Pardé, resistance member * Guy Savoy, chef

Sport

Bourgoin-Jallieu is home to the professional

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club CS Bourgoin-Jallieu, which competes in the French third division. FC Bourgoin-Jallieu ( fr) is the local association football team. Both the football and the rugby clubs play at the Stade Pierre Rajon. The 19th stage of the 2009

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ran through the town.

International relations

Bourgoin-Jallieu is twinned with: *

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, Germany * Conselice, Italy * Dunstable, England, United Kingdom * Rehau, Germany *

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, Netherlands * Wujiang (Suzhou), China

Culture

Gastronomy

Besides from being located in a region benefiting from the prestige of

's gastronomy, Bourgoin-Jallieu is also the birthplace of chef Guy Savoy. Some of the most famous dishes of the city are the following: * * brioche de Bourgoin * Isernoix * San-Antonio chocolate * Grande Dauphine * Galet du Bion * La Grise de Bazas

Literature

Bourgoin-Jallieu is the birthplace of Frédéric Dard, writer of the San-Antonio book series.

Climate

References

External links

* Communes of Isère Dauphiné {{LaTourduPin-geo-stub